[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss":3,"chapter-i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-56":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Became the Academy’s Final Boss",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1319778,1753,"Chapter 56","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-56",56,"\u003Cp>Chapter 56\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I waited for the earthquake to subside, I shouted toward those crouching on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get up, we need to move right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you talking about! The ground’s shaking like crazy, get down immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, it’s dangerous, sit down quickly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo and Helena looked at me as if I’d lost my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I had more time, I would’ve explained the situation in detail, but there was no time for that now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cause of this earthquake was the simultaneous vibration created as the Beasts moved to destroy the cages that had imprisoned them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, once this quake ended, the Beasts would escape from the Beast Farm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had to get there before that happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly recalled the information from the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Beast Rampage event consisted of three phases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the low-ranked Beasts would escape from the Beast Farm, throwing the entire Beast Ranch into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the signal marking the beginning of total disorder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, the higher-ranked Beasts in the Colosseum would go berserk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of their rampage, the Instructors’ forces would be spread thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And lastly — the rampage of the A-rank monster, the Drake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it wasn’t fully grown, a Drake was still an A-rank monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, it had regained its full primal instincts under the influence of a Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, the one who would face it would be Instructor Kang Jae-seok — the Academy’s strongest combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the player, meaning us, failed to defeat the lower monsters in time and arrived late, Instructor Kang Jae-seok would die — resulting in a game over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, this event’s core was party play and time attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there was no time to explain all that, I simply sprinted toward the Beast Farm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo and Helena wouldn’t just let me run off on my own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them had kind-hearted natures — they would definitely follow me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That lunatic!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s just go after him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exchanging looks, the two began to chase after me, muttering curses under their breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Dan Chun-woo…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already running right beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I still haven’t received an answer. Are you going to sell me that sword?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His emotionless eyes locked onto me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, his obsession bordered on madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he was this fixated on the sword, then the reason had to be…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shouted at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, you shameless bastard. You think I’d sell this for just ten million won? If you’re gonna lowball me, at least make it reasonable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…So you knew.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, he had recognized the true value of this sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, there was no way he’d be this obsessed with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he was a sword-collecting maniac, this wasn’t even genuine — just a fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, it was old, uncared-for, practically scrap metal. No one in their right mind would pay tens of millions for something like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a twisted smile, he said to me,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if you keep it, it’s like a pearl necklace on a pig’s neck. I don’t know how you got your hands on it, but every artifact has its rightful owner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unlucky bastard. If you listen to me today, I’ll let you use it once. The only reason you offered such a low price is because you couldn’t afford the real value, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without waiting for his reply, I quickened my pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed to hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At full speed, it didn’t take long before the Beast Farm came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrance looked like the gaping maw of a giant dragon, and people were screaming as they fled from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kyaaa! The mon—monsters are acting strange! It’s like they’re all trying to break out together!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quick, call the Heroes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena and Park Siwoo arrived shortly after, scanning the area in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this! A Beast Rampage all of a sudden?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are the Instructors!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before their words even faded, a massive explosion erupted somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Colosseum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames burst out repeatedly, and thick black smoke billowed into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the smoke, I caught glimpses of enormous beastly silhouettes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chaos around us grew more intense by the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena, pale-faced, grabbed my arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Monsters are coming out of the Colosseum! Shouldn’t we go help over there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, ignore that. That’s not a place for us to interfere.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Multicolored flashes of light streaked through the air toward the Colosseum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the Academy’s Instructors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Helena let out a faint sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t relax yet! Didn’t you hear what people said? The Beasts from the Beast Farm are rampaging too. They’ll break out soon — evacuate all civilians and gather the cadets before that happens!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everyone understood the situation, the group began to move efficiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo and Helena started evacuating civilians and rallying nearby cadets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, cadets from around the area began gathering one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, remember the mock wave-response evaluation last time! Think of this as no different from that! If we hold the line here, the civilians will stay safe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cadets gripped their weapons and took up battle positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the trembling of the ground finally began to subside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kugugugugu—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, another vibration rippled through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing at the front with his sword in hand, Dan Chun-woo muttered quietly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re coming.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the entrance came the growls of the monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson glow in their rampaging eyes grew deeper and more vivid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blue aura gathered around Dan Chun-woo’s sword — then, with one swing, he cleaved open the entrance to the Beast Farm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that instant, countless monsters burst out from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kiieeeeeek!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kiyoyoyok!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Graaaaagh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cadets clashed head-on with the charging Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, hold your ground!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Drive them back, surround them! If even one slips past, civilians will die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stepped back a few paces and watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation was much better than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, the Beasts would have already escaped and wreaked havoc across the entire Beast Ranch — but thanks to the cadets’ defensive line, they were being contained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the problem was the sheer number of Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were more here than in most in-game wave events — easily more than triple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with all the cadets from the Academy, there was a clear limit to how long we could hold out — we weren’t even professional Heroes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That didn’t mean I could take an active role in the battle either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I drew too much attention with some flashy performance, the eyes of the Villains would fall on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those responsible for creating the current situation — Berid’s underlings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only relief was that they wouldn’t reveal themselves publicly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, what they wanted through this incident was to shatter the Academy’s reputation in the eyes of the public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I maintained the current line by taking down the occasional Monster that slipped through our defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering the Beast Farm’s structure, the longer time passed, the higher the rank of Beasts that escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, it was still the early stage — E-rank and F-rank Monsters — so we were barely holding on, but once D-rank and C-rank appeared, this defensive line would collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cadets at the front line were already exhausted; their movements were visibly slowing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena’s voice rang out from the front, where she was fighting alongside Dan Chun-woo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The other cadets can’t hold on any longer! And the Monsters are getting stronger the more we defeat them! If no additional support comes, this is practically suicide!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite her grim tone, Helena and Dan Chun-woo were working together surprisingly well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hold out for as long as you can! Everything else will take care of itself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you actually have a plan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quietly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I didn’t have one, I wouldn’t have been acting so confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reached into my pocket and pulled out something I’d kept for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing me, Park Siwoo shouted in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The rear support line’s empty! What are you doing, stopping mid-battle like that! This isn’t the time to fiddle with some weird doll!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring him, I looked down at what I had taken out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Park Siwoo had called a doll was a small, pure-white rabbit’s foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rabbit’s foot Instructor Mabel had given me during the shard investigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The source of my confidence — and my insurance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hadn’t expected to use it like this, but that’s what insurance is — something you keep for the unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I infused the rabbit’s foot with mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At once, the faintly glowing rabbit’s foot began to disintegrate into light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did it activate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by how it vanished, it seemed to have worked — yet, there were no visible changes around me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there some kind of delay?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, screams came from up ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! The Monsters just keep coming!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh! I don’t want to die like this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The defensive line was starting to collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The formation that had barely held against F-rank and E-rank Monsters began to waver as D-ranks appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the endless horde of Monsters pressing in, the cadets’ morale was plummeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, another explosion rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Followed by more screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s a hole in the outer wall of the Beast Farm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Monsters are pouring out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo’s desperate voice shouted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s pointless to hold the line here anymore! The Beasts are escaping through the hole in the outer wall!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But we can’t split our forces in half! If we do that, it’s all over for real!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them turned to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do we do, Seongwoo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come up with something fast! Or civilians are going to get caught up in this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cursed under my breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t tell me it failed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I began channeling the Asura Divine Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heat of the Asura Divine Art spread from my lower abdomen throughout my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If things went wrong, Pandemonium might think I’d betrayed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no more time to hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seongwoo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their shouts struck my ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Infernal Flame of the Asura Divine Art flared violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, an enormous magic circle spread across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A magic circle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voices filled with confusion rose from the cadets as the magic circle enveloped the entire Beast Farm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a massive barrier began to form from the circle — as if declaring it wouldn’t allow the Monsters to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the barrier began to contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, it allowed cadets and civilians to pass through freely — but not the Monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the barrier shrank, the Monsters were herded together into one place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smaller it became, the more tightly packed they were, until their screams echoed from within the compressed barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the barrier continued to close in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the spherical barrier, grotesque cracking sounds could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch, crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, the sphere — now only the size of a person — turned blood-red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horrific sight caused people nearby to gag and retch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a voice descended from the sky — a voice that didn’t fit the gruesome scene at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seductive yet cheerful — the voice of salvation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Answering the cadets’ call — Hero Mabel has arrived!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1874,"2026-06-05T19:04:26.866Z",1,"novelbin.me","3eb7fcfa8880a783ab6f72f39478148ee4ea492ef77ce418c9c0e78ec55c7287","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-104","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-103",137,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]